Constable Guest & PSD Nero (1998 - 2004)
Breed:
Purebred German Shepherd from Czechoslovakia.
Career Overview:
March 1998 to around April 2004.
Discipline:
Nero was trained as a general-purpose patrol dog and trained in obedience, agility, searching for persons and property, and apprehensions. Nero and Sgt. Guest were involved in 733 K9 calls for service and were involved in the arrest of 213 people.
Favourite Part of the Job:
Nero's favourite activity was agility - jumping and climbing.
Fun Fact:
He was the Guelph Police Service's 1st dog. Nero passed away in October 2007.
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Constable Gordon & PSD Gunner (1999 - 2005)
Breed:
Purebred German Shepherd.
Career Overview:
1999 to 2005.
Discipline:
Gunner was trained as a general-purpose patrol dog and trained in obedience, agility, searching for persons and property, and apprehensions. Gunner passed away in 2007.
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Constable McMichan & PSD Magnum (2004 - 2011)
Breed:
Purebred German Shepherd from Fenwick, Ontario, Canada.
Career Overview:
September 2004 to October 2011.
Discipline:
Magnum trained as a General Purpose Patrol Dog with the Toronto Police Service in September 2004. His training included obedience, agility, searching for persons and property and apprehensions. In 2008 Magnum was trained and certified in Narcotics. In total Magnum and Cst. McMichan were involved in 552 K9 calls for Service and were involved in the arrest of 184 people. Magnum and Cst. McMichan received an award from their K9 peers in for recognition of outstanding performance in the detection and prevention of crime when they captured a total of nine people one winter night. Six of those people were involved in a gunpoint robbery and then captured by Magnum.
Favourite Part of the Job:
Magnum lived and breathed working for finding the bad guy! He thoroughly enjoyed every part of his K9 career.
Fun Fact:
In 2008 Magnum attended a Police Canine Competition with several K9 teams. Magnum's nose proved to be number one when he brought home a first-place trophy in the tracking competition.
Magnum retired in October 2011. PSD Magnum passed away in 2017.
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Constable McConnell & PSD Major (2005 - 2009)
Breed:
Purebread German Sheperd from Hungary.
Career:
Major was partnered with Cst.McConnell in September 2005, and they worked together until May 2009.
Discipline:
Major began his career as a general purpose service dog certified in tracking, area and building searches, evidence recovery, suspect apprehension, obedience and handler protection. Major was certified in Narcotics detection in 2007 and became the first operation Narcotics detection team for the Guelph Police Service. In 2008, Cst. McConnell was certified as a K9 Trainer in the areas of General Utility and Narcotics Detection by the National Association of Professional K9 Handlers.
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Constable Moulton & PSD Nitro (2007 - 2015)
Breed:
German Shepherd.
Career:
2007 to 2015.
Discipline:
Nitro's initial training included tracking, agility, obedience and aggression. He was also the only canine trained in explosives and firearms in this region. During his career on the road, he was involved in many arrests and successful searches. He was also utilized by other services for searches as well as major operations including the G20. During Nitro's career he was regularly a winner or top finisher in competitions in Canada and the United States.
The public loved Nitro as well. He was a star attraction at various police demonstrations at events throughout the city. His ability to be both tactically functional and community friendly made him indispensable.
PSD Nitro was set to retire in 2016; however, he was humanely euthanized due to a serious medical issue. He is the first Guelph PSD to die while still in active service.
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Constable Neumann & PSD Trooper (2009 - 2011)
Breed:
Purebred German Shepherd from Czechoslovakia, imported to a kennel in Pennsylvania USA, purchased by Guelph Police.
Career:
April 2009 to July 2011, where he was involved in many K9 calls for service, involved in numerous arrests, tracking suspects and assisted on high-risk calls with the Tactical unit.
Discipline:
Trooper was trained as General Purpose Patrol Dog. His training included obedience, agility, searching for persons and property and apprehensions. Trooper was also Detector Trained; this means he could detect firearms and ammunition as well as paper currency.
Favourite Part of the Job:
Driving around on patrol in Canine cruiser with his handler. Trooper retired early due to medical condition (diagnosed with bilateral elbow dysplasia). He passed away in 2018.
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Constable Crowe & PSD Charger (2011 - 2020)
Breed:
German Shepherd imported from Germany.
Career:
July 2011-September 2020. Charger and Crowe were paired together in 2011, and right from the beginning Crowe knew they were going to be a great team! Together they located dozens of people over the course of their 4 ½ years together. Charger and Crowe also competed at dog competitions consistently placing in the top 10 or better. They also competed in the annual iron dog race and won first place in their division twice, as well as a 3rd place finish.
Discipline:
Charger was a General Service Dog which means he was certified in: Tracking, Building Searches, Area Searches, Article Searches, Agility, Obedience, as well as Aggression. Further to that Charger was certified in the detection of 8 different narcotics, firearms, and Canadian and American currency.
Favourite Part of the Job:
Crowe's favorite part of the job was finding a suspect after a track. It made him feel proud of the dog for being successful and it validates all the longs hours they spent training. It also strengthened the bond between them which was very strong.
Fun Fact:
As a young dog Charger loved the water but was a weak swimmer. Until one day at a cottage, a Labrador retriever was watching Charger flounder in the water and began barking at him as if he were a swimming coach... well sure enough Charger began to kick with his back legs and became an excellent swimmer!
Charger passed away in 2023 at the age of 12.
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Constable MacArthur & PSD General (2012 - 2020)
Breed:
German Shepherd from Germany.
Career:
July 2012 - February 2020.
Cst. MacArthur joined the Guelph Police Service in 2008. In 2012 he joined the Canine Unit and was partnered with K9 General. General is trained in the detection of human scent, firearms and narcotics. Over the years the team has won numerous awards in relation to operational deployments; the most notable, in 2016 the team won Utility Team of the Year, beating out over 900 teams across North America.
Favourite Part of the Job:
Tracking suspects.
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Constable Moulton & PSD Titan (2020 - Present)
Breed:
German Shepherd.
Career:
August 2020 - Present.
Discipline:
Titan is a General Service Dog which means he is certified in: searching for missing persons and wanted individuals, tracking and article searches for evidence. Titan is also certified in the detection of narcotics, firearms and shell casings.
Favourite part of the job:
Anything and everything related to work.
Fun Fact:
Titan loves his kennel in the cruiser and looking out the front window as he and his partner drive around.
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Constable Hall & PSD Jett (2020-2021)
Breed:
Belgian Malinois.
Career:
August 2020 - September 2021.
Discipline:
Jett was a General Service Dog which means he was certified in: detecting human scent, narcotics, firearms and ammunition.
Favourite part of the job:
Jett loved doing presentations for kids in schools across Guelph and at community events. He sadly succumbed to several serious health issues and passed away in September, 2021.
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Constable Hall & PSD Echo (2022 - Present)
Breed:
Belgian Malinois.
Career:
July 2022 to present.
Favourite part of the job:
Echo loves doing school presentations and showing off his skills during community events.
